Imperial Treasure

Chapter 494 - 582: Mist on Mountain Hua (Busy with work, one update today, will make up tomorrow,)

Soon, they had avoided the mountain-touring tourists and entered the vast, secluded, perilous areas of Mountain Hua.

At noon, the sun rose high, seeming to lessen the frostiness. Wrapped in his coat and hat, Han Gao finally shook out a sentence, "Damn, I’m freezing to death."

"Fatty, with all that fat and still afraid of the cold?" Gong Jiu teasing these people was a habit, and Han Gao pouted and rolled his eyes.

"The more fat, the more there is to get cold, because I’m fat, the surface area exposed to the cold is larger, so I get cold~" Brother Ma said with priority, climbing the mountain while smoking a cigarette and humming a tune, which annoyed Han Gao to the point of chasing after him to hit him.

Perhaps it was because, although this group had often faced life-and-death adventures together, they rarely had such leisurely opportunities to stroll and enjoy the scenery, especially since their main purpose for coming to Mountain Hua this time was the Mount Hua Swordsmanship Conference; the safety factor was very high and their mood was very relaxed.

Thus, the atmosphere was pleasurable and relaxed; even a reserved person like Zhang Wei couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth. Feng Sha, however, didn’t smile much because, as a living map capable of memorizing routes, he was always busy surveying the terrain and leading the way; during the leading, he stopped and was the first to look at Gong Jiu, "Ninth Miss, have we been here before?"

However, seeing that Gong Jiu was stuffing her mouth full of snacks, looking utterly heartless,

he immediately shifted his attention: "Miss Sui, have we been here before?"

Quite wise.

But then he was immediately disheartened.

"Yes," Sui Yi nodded, then added, "for the third time."

Oh~ the third time, huh~

Why didn’t you say it the third time!!!

Feng Sha stared blankly, and the others were also stunned, wondering why this route felt a bit strange.

According to this map, they should have been able to find the place by now, but as they walked back and forth, the fog seemed to get thicker, and this place...

Seemed indeed repetitive.

"Sui Yi, it’s the third time and you didn’t say anything! You’re so bad!" Yaofei pinched his orchid fingers, tossing flirtatious glances~~

Sui Yi didn’t look at her, just surveyed the mountain area they were standing at the mid-mountain waist, where the path beneath their feet hugged the mountainside tightly, and a glance downward revealed the flowing, deep valley below.

People with acrophobia would probably die of fright.

"I want to test if this place is really... very special."

Special?

Yhan Qingwu looked around and said, "This mountain is fog-enshrouded; if one were to set up Qimen Dunjia here, it would be difficult, but once set, it would be extremely formidable. Sui Yi, can you make anything out?"

Sui Yi shook his head, three times with no findings.

The fog was indeed formidable, as if it could swallow people whole.

"What should we do?"

They really hadn’t expected that so many people wouldn’t find the location of the Mount Hua Swordsmanship Conference and would first get trapped in the foggy maze, unable to exit.

"This invitation didn’t mention any damn foggy barrier, and it said following this path would lead us there~~ they better not be screwing us over~"

Gong Jiu and the others, accustomed to being schemed against in the past, first thought of the Forbidden Forest.

Could this invitation be a forgery from the Forbidden Forest?

"It shouldn’t be; Mountain Hua is within the sphere of influence of the Mount Hua Sect in the Martial Arts Circle, representing the orthodox Martial Arts. The Forbidden Forest wouldn’t meddle in Mountain Hua unless they planned to confront the entire Martial Arts Circle,"

Yhan Qingwu analyzed while pulling out a small booklet from her backpack.

Gong Jiu glanced at it, "Tang Sect Memo? Qingwu, what’s this?"

"Yes, a notebook given to me by the Sect Leader of Tang Sect, which he had given me some time ago. I’ve been studying it recently, but some parts are profound and somewhat difficult to learn,"

Yhan Qingwu was casually flipping through the notes on formations contained within, responding in an understated manner, but Gong Jiu and the others sensed the underlying implications.

The Sect Leader of Tang Sect was really cooking up something special~~

Miss Yhan is highly valued, huh~

"Counting up, the Sect Leader of Tang Sect is a major overlord in the Martial Arts Circle. I’ve seen some informal rankings of these powers in the Adventurers’ Guild, with Tang Song ranked third. His hidden weapon assassinations are notably formidable, and he’s most skilled in Qimen Dunjia, with extremely strong support power; therefore, many people don’t want to provoke him. Moreover, Tang Sect has been low-profile over the years, its power not outwardly visible, but the circle has always regarded him with apprehension. Qingwu, if you’ve gained his favor, the benefits are substantial!"

Gong Jiu and the others were truly happy for Yhan Qingwu.

The latter just smiled, and suddenly, she looked up, somewhat joyously, "I found it, this is the Mount Hua Mist Barrier, truly utilized by the genuine Mount Hua Sect to isolate the tourist area from the real Mountain Hua, generally speaking, unless one is an actual insider of Mount Hua, it’s difficult to break this barrier and enter Mountain Hua."